Manuel A. Sanchez Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1971-013
Scope and Content
Collection consists of records and correspondence from Manuel Sanchez's law practice. Includes case files, carbon copies of letters sent and legal documents, clients' letters received, briefs, and law reports and related material on a wide range of subjects.
Some materials are in Spanish.
Some materials are in Spanish.
Dates
- 1802-1969 (bulk, 1920-1950)
Language of Materials
English, and Spanish.
Access Restrictions
None
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Biographical Note
Manuel Antonio Sanchez, a civil engineer and lawyer, served as U.S. Surveyor General for New Mexico, and as U.S. Minerals Surveyor for the District of New Mexico. He also had a private law practice in Santa Fe from approximately 1920 to 1970.
Extent
29 Linear Feet
Organization
Collection is organized into seven series:
- I. Court cases files
- II. Oil and gas case files
- III. Land case files
- IV. Pueblo Indian irrigation and water rights
- V. Mining, organizations, and events
- VI. Correspondence
- VII. Santa Fe County probate court case files
General
Contact Information
- New Mexico State Records Center and Archives
- Archives and Historical Services Division
- 1205 Camino Carlos Rey
- Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
- Phone: 505-476-7908
- Fax: 505-476-7909
- Email: archives@rain.state.nm.us
- URL: http://www.state.nm.us/cpr/ahsd_top.htm
- Abstracts
- Affidavits
- Columbus (N.M.) -- History
- Contracts
- Conveyances
- Ditches--New Mexico
- Education--New Mexico
- Homestead law--New Mexico
- Land Grants--New Mexico--Tierra Amarilla Region
- Land titles--Registration and transfer--New Mexico
- Lawyers--New Mexico
- Leases
- Legal files
- Mines and mineral resources--New Mexico
- Oil and gas leases--New Mexico
- Pasture, Right of--New Mexico
- Pueblo Indians--Land tenure
- Real property--New Mexico
- Sevilleta de la Joya Land Grant (New Mexico)
- Water rights -- New Mexico
- Wills
- Title
- Inventory of the Manuel A. Sanchez Papers, 1802-1969 (bulk, 1920-1950)
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Processed by Staff
- Date
- ©2000
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- June 28, 2004: PUBLIC "-//New Mexico State Records Center and Archives//TEXT (US::Nm-Ar::1971-013::Manuel A. Sanchez Papers)//EN" "nmar1971-013.sgml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives Repository